Oysters and global warming

Beyond global warming, climate scientists have long warned that the continued pumping of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere will change the chemistry of the world's oceans.

Ocean acidification is the widely used term to describe what happens when salt water absorbs increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the air.

A report, recently posted to Yale University's Environment 360 blog, says the first signs of ocean acidification can already be found in widespread die offs of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. You can read the story by clicking here.